Shoe



Sept. 17, 1935. I I G. E. MUSEBECK 2,014,628

I snoE Filed. April 13, 1954 FID1. z

INVENTOR. GEORGE E. Muszascm ATTORNEY5.

Patented Sept. 11, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE amszs snor:

George E. Mnaebeek, Dlnvllle, 111., alaignor to Musebeck Shoe my, Danville, 111., a corporation Application April 13*, 1924, Serial No. 120,401: z Claims. '(01. 36-85) This inventionrelates to a shoe and more particularly to a shoe designed to correct inrolling or pronation of a foot whose muscles have become too weak to'supmrt the arches of the foot in normal position.

. In my prior United States Patent No. 1,916,198,

July 14, 1933, I have shown a type of shoe and insole for the same purpose, in which the foot is made to roll outward by placing a greater thickness'of insole material beneath the inner portion of the heel, thus straightening the foot by straightening the oscalsis and causing the weight of the body to fall upon'the outer or cuboid portion of the longitudinal arch. By placing the corrective pressure beneath the .heel, instead of beneath the instep as in prior practice, this pressure ieapplied at a point where there is no inter? 'ference withthe blood vessels and nerves which pass through certain openings between the bones.

.gllormal blood circulation and nerve action are thereby maintained.

In the present invention the same result is attained by a. different structure which presents several advantages over that illustrated in the maid prior patent. The corrective pressure is ap ed by means of a pad of material placed above the normal insole instead of beneath the same. The pad is secured to the insole by cementing or stitching or both and requires no special channeling construction, the insole used being the same as that used for shoes designed for normal feet. The pad is preferably, but not always, formed of felt or other cushioning ma-' terial which gives the corrective pressure in a yielding manner which stillfurther prevents interference with blood circulation and nerve action. I

Other objects and features of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawing and the following description and claims:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of an insole having a corrective pad applied thereto in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a completed shoe taken in a position corresponding to. line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectionalview oi the disassembled insole and pad taken on theline 4-4 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing the insole III is of the same type [m'dinarily furnished for shoes for normal feet. It is povided around the greater portion of its periphery with a'welt receiving recess II and the usual stitching channel cuts l2.. A pad it, preferably formed of a resilient material such as felt,

is secured to the upper surface of the insole II.

Preferably it is cemented to said insole and is further secured by a line of stitching I4 0 In Fig.3 the pad I3 is shown attached to the 1 insole Ill and assembled in a completed shoe. The shoe is provided with an outsole l5 heel l6, welt l1 and upper l8 all assembled in the usual manner. A false insole I! of thin, flexible leather is placed above the insole Ill and'pad I3 to give a finished appearance to the interior of the shoe.

As will be apparent in Fig. 4, the pad ll has its greatest thickness above the breast of the heel of the shoe, the position of which is indicated by the arrow 20. From this point the pad, slopes rapidly in all directions. The maximum pressure is thereby brought to bear on the inner comer of the heel and not beneath the ins ep,

At this point the interference with'blood circulation and nerve channels is a minimum, so that corrective pressure applied thereto forces the foot to assume its normal position without danger of cramping either blood vessels or nerves.

While the foregoing description illustrates'one form of the invention, it is obvious that details thereof may be varied without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

The invention claimed is: 1

1. In a shoe, the combination. of an insole, and a cushion pad secured to the upper surface of said insole, said pad extending beyond the inner edge of the insole to form an arch support extension, 40

extending inwardly substantially to the center line of the insole and rearwardly above the inner portion of the heel of the insole substantially to the rear edge thereof, said pad having its greatest thickness at the forwardand inner portion of the.

heel.

a cushion pad secured to the upper surface of said insole adjacent the inner edge thereof and extending inwardly substantially to the center line of the insole, forwardly above the shank of the insole and rearwardly substantially to the rear edge of the heel of the insole, said padhaving its greatest thickneg at the forward and inner portion of the heel.

GEORGE E. MUSEBEQK.

2. In a shoe, the combination of an insole, and H 

